Makeup Review: Top 5 Lip Tints

Overview

If you follow Korean Beauty Trends you know what a lip tint is. It’s meant to give the lips color, and it often stains the lips (an example is Benetint). However, lately Korean lip tints aren’t just staining lips, they’re shiny and glossy like a lip gloss as well. While I still like the regular lip stain formula, when you have dry cracked lips, the new lip tints are definitely much more wearable. You can easily pull off gradient lips with these glossy formulas, so I’m going to share my Top 5 today!

1.) YSL Rouge Pur Couture Vernis A Levres
(No. 202)
Price: $36 USD

I’m just going to start off with the most expensive lip tint, and this one is readily available in the US! My sister purchased this about a year ago, and it happens to be Nana‘s go to lip tint. It’s a beautiful orangey red color, and it layers very nicely, so it can be worn as a gradient or a full lip. The scent is really nice, rosy, but sweet. It’s not sticky whatsoever, and it glide on great, even when my lips are chapped. I have this in No. 12 as well, which is a subtle pink color. Honestly, the color choices are endless, it’s so wonder it’s a huge hit in Korea. Literally every girl in Korea has one of these.

Funny side note, I have a Korean friend, and her boyfriend bought this for her for Pepero Day because of the shape. I joked that he should have bought her two because Pepero Day is 11.11 for the shape of the sticks.

Swatch

On my lips

2.) Aritaum Color-Lasting Lip Tint
(No. 12 Cherry Ade)
Price: $7 USD

This is one of the cheapest lip tints I have, on sale I believe I got it for around $4. You can pick this up online (for a bit more in the US) but honestly, it’s totally worth it. When I was out in Hongdae one night, a girl in the bathroom lent it to me (I had forgotten my tint at home). While I can’t remember which color she had, I remember the formula being great. I also remember especially liking the shape of the applicator and the scent of the product. So when Aritaum had their 50% sale, I picked up not just one…but three. There are 15 colors in the collection, so there’s seriously a color for everyone. Many bloggers say this is a dupe for the YSL tint. If anything, I think this is more bang for your buck.

Gradient Lip

3.) The Faceshop Ink Lipquid
(No. PK04 Pink Hommage)
Price: $13 USD

After seeing some Beauty Youtubers rave about this lip tint, I picked it up on sale for $8 at The Face Shop. The formula is quite a bit thicker than the other two I mentioned, think more liquid lipstick…but still glossy, and but not tacky at all. I also love the shape of this applicator, although it’s longer rather than flat and wide like Aritaum, the curve is perfect for the shape of my lips. Basically, this is the perfect tint to achieve those gradient lips. The colors are super pretty, from nude shades to bright pinks, I definitely recommend this one.

Gradient Lip

4.) Laniege Serum Drop Tint
(No. 1022 Urban Coral)
Price: $24 USD

While this certainly isn’t cheap among Korean Brand lip tints, I think this is one of the lightest formulas I’ve tried. Of course I’m a sucker for cute packaging (I also bought the matching cushion) but with 13 colors, you’re bound to find a color that will suit you. I think the color is sheerer than I expected (think my lips but better) but this is my go to tint when I’m having a dry lip day. I also wore this on my flight home to NY because it doesn’t feel heavy, think lip balm but much prettier. It also smells pretty darn good.

5.) Mamonde Creamy Tint Color Balm Intense
(No. No 22 Bouquet Rose)
Price: $8 USD

I guess I’m kind of cheating here? It’s not quite a lip tint, honestly, it’s more like Clinique’s chubby stick, but cheaper. With more color options. I had three of the chubby sticks, but for some reason I like the shape of this stick better, and the colors are more flattering on me. This particular color is a touch drying, but I love the color so much it’s not a big deal to me. They’re definitely on the more matte side, rather than glossy like the chubby sticks. Park Shin Hye wore three different colors in Pinocchio and since then, they have been best sellers at Aritaum.

Sorry for the messy application (this is what happens after trying to clean off 4 other tints). This photo doesn’t give the color justice, it’s a bit more red, a touch brown. Just perfect for fall.

From L to R (Mamonde, Aritaum, The Face Shop, Laneige, YSL)

These are some of the most popular lip tints in Korea right now! So pick one up if you’re here, or just buy it online, they’re all relatively affordable on eBay. I hope you try out this trend~ let me know what your favorite tint is in the comments below ❤ 안녕 ^^